All night searching for man suspected of jumping off Ben Thuy bridge to commit suicide
(Baonghean.vn) - A passerby discovered a yellow Zip motorbike with license plate 37A-628.87 left on the motorbike lane of Ben Thuy bridge, heading from Vinh city to Nghi Xuan district (Ha Tinh). Later, the motorbike was identified as belonging to Mr. L.D.A (born in 1985, residing in Vinh city).
On the night of October 14 and early morning of October 15, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department (Nghe An Provincial Police) dispatched forces and mobilized vehicles to search for a man suspected of jumping off Ben Thuy Bridge (crossing Lam River, connecting National Highway 1A through Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces).
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| Zip motorbike left on Ben Thuy bridge. Photo: Khanh An |
Previously, at around 6:30 p.m. on October 14, passersby discovered a yellow Zip motorbike with license plate 37A-628.87 left on the motorbike lane of Ben Thuy bridge, heading from Vinh city to Nghi Xuan district (Ha Tinh).
| Searching for the man suspected of jumping off Ben Thuy bridge. Clip: Khanh An |
The people reported the incident to the authorities. Afterwards, the motorbike was identified as belonging to Mr. L.D.A (born in 1985, residing in Vinh City) who left it on Ben Thuy Bridge. Relatives called Mr. A. but "the phone is currently unavailable", so they panicked and ran down to Ben Thuy Bridge to look for Mr. A.
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| Authorities mobilized people and vehicles to search for the victim throughout the night. Photo: Khanh An |
Immediately after receiving the news, the authorities, people and the victim's family were present at Ben Thuy bridge to search for Mr. A in the area under Ben Thuy bridge and on Lam river.